When the Cloud Goes Dark: Disaster Recovery Lessons from the AWS Outage 

On October 20, 2025, a major outage in the AWS US-EAST-1 region sent shockwaves through the digital landscape—disrupting services for top platforms and exposing critical vulnerabilities in cloud architecture and disaster recovery (DR) planning. Whether you rely on cloud computing, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), or managed cloud services, this event is a wake-up call: operational simplicity does not equal resilience. 

Don’t Wait for the Next Outage. Operational resilience starts with preparation.  

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM ET

Join Roger Mcilmoyle as we unpack the lessons learned from this pivotal incident and guide you in building a robust disaster recovery and business continuity (BC) strategy that stands up to the realities of cloud risk including: 

  • Root Causes & Impact 

  • Critical Lessons for DR & BC 

  • Immediate Action Steps 

  • Strategic Recommendations